What Are You Packin’?
Back in the day, you weren’t ready for the new school year until you had your JanSport backpack loaded with your textbooks, TrapperKeeper, and one of those weird pencil cases that were the swiss army knife of stationery. Some people kept their beloved backpacks for years to come, but one upcycler did something a little different.
In an ode to the luggage of yesteryear, Nicole McLaughlin created a fashion line of clothing and shoes made of JanSport backpacks, and the proceeds from contest entries to win the items were donated to charity. Ordinarily, we might call the fashion police if we saw this in the wild, but the nostalgia and philanthropy are enough to let it slide.